Vigilance in human groups: A test of alternative hypotheses

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 695-711

  Dunbar, R I M ^a   Cornah, L ^a,b   Daly, F J ^a,c   Bowyer, K M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036590192     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685390260136771     Document Type: Article

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